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Iraqis Celebrate First Christmas Near Mosul After ISIS Pushed Out
Several hundred Iraqi Christians flocked on Saturday to a northern town recently retaken from ISIS, celebrating Christmas for the first time since 2013, their joy tainted with sadness over the desecration of their church.
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Fearful Christmas For Syrian Christian Town Threatened By ISIS
As military vehicles roll by, Syrian boys and girls gingerly decorate a large Christmas tree in the Christian town of Sadad, at the front lines with the ISIS.
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Syrian Christian Town Becomes Frontline With Islamic State
On the outskirts of the Syrian Christian town of Sadad, children play in front of a cannon fired just hours ago in an ongoing battle against the Islamic State group.
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Islamic State Abducts Dozens of Christians From Syrian Town: Monitor
Islamic State militants have abducted dozens of Christian families after seizing a strategically located town in the central Syrian province of Homs, a monitor said on Friday.
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Ancient Syrian Christian Town Dedicates New Virgin Mary Statue
The historic Christian Syrian town of Maalula celebrated Saturday as a new statue of the Virgin Mary was erected in its centre, replacing the figure destroyed in rebel attacks in 2013.
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Iraqis Celebrate First Christmas Near Mosul After ISIS Pushed Out
Several hundred Iraqi Christians flocked on Saturday to a northern town recently retaken from ISIS, celebrating Christmas for the first time since 2013, their joy tainted with sadness over the desecration of their church.
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Fearful Christmas For Syrian Christian Town Threatened By ISIS
As military vehicles roll by, Syrian boys and girls gingerly decorate a large Christmas tree in the Christian town of Sadad, at the front lines with the ISIS.
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Syrian Christian Town Becomes Frontline With Islamic State
On the outskirts of the Syrian Christian town of Sadad, children play in front of a cannon fired just hours ago in an ongoing battle against the Islamic State group.
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Islamic State Abducts Dozens of Christians From Syrian Town: Monitor
Islamic State militants have abducted dozens of Christian families after seizing a strategically located town in the central Syrian province of Homs, a monitor said on Friday.
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Ancient Syrian Christian Town Dedicates New Virgin Mary Statue
The historic Christian Syrian town of Maalula celebrated Saturday as a new statue of the Virgin Mary was erected in its centre, replacing the figure destroyed in rebel attacks in 2013.
